For me, the article was immortalized by the following pull-quote from an anonymous Jordanian official, which crystallized the cynicism of geopolitics and the way nation-states function: "Look, nobody here likes Saddam, but people will not be happy when they see Iraqi babies dying on TV."

Same with vocal 2A supporters, we can make the best arguments ever and get ignored 'the minute some nimrod comes out with a stupid line in public it becomes a pull-quote speaking for all gun owners in Time or LA Times, Washington Post, NYT etc..